2. PSYCHOLOGY GCSE

3. What is Psychology? The study of mind and behaviour Criminal behaviour memory Sex and gender obedienc e How we learn perceptio n Atypical behaviou r

4. Cognitive Psychology The Nature of Human Memory

5. Kim’s Game

6. How many objects can you remember? There were 15

7. Kim’s Game One is missing? Which one?

8. Try this …. Time how long it takes to read these words

10. Why do you think children under 7 are quicker than you at doing this?!! Take the sheet home and try it out on friends and family

11. Try the digit span test This test measures the Capacity of your Short Term Memory (STM) Serial Digit Span Technique Jacobs (1887) STM = 5-9 digits Miller (1956) ‘The magical number 7 +/- 2’

12. Attachments Harry Harlow (1959), was responsible for some of the most controversial experiments to have been performed in animal laboratories. Disturbed female monkeys were forced to breed against their will. Baby monkeys were hung upside down in total darkness for up to two years. So what motivated Harry Harlow to conduct such disturbing experiments? Bizarrely, the answer is love. Harry Harlow's work was an attempt to understand the nature of love, particularly that between mother and child. Defenders maintain that Harlow: revolutionised and brought warmth to the way we parent infants influenced crucial policies which operate in children's homes, social service agencies and the birthing industry in Britain and throughout the world today. Can cruelty teach us anything about love? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLrBrk9DXVkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLrBrk9DXVk harlow’s monkeys

13. Social Psychology Conformity & Obedience

14. The work of Milgram and Zimbardo Two very controversial experiments carried out in the 70’s to test obedience to authority Both were ethically controversial. The Zimbardo experiment was stopped after a few weeks. It led to Ethical Committees and Codes to be introduced to safeguard participants taking part in Psychology experiments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1euWT3NZjYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1euWT3NZjY candid camera

15. Perception http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VNdekYN zvzAhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VNdekYN zvzA http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9PDB4TZ v5hohttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9PDB4TZ v5ho

16. Activities Trying out famous Psychology experiments. Videos Discussions Practice exam questions Possible trips to @Bristol and Zoo Interactive activities on computer Quizzes Psychologist speakers/conferences

17. The GCSE Psychology Course 3 module exams – 2 x 40% 1 x 20%, No Coursework Grades D-G = Foundation Level 1, Grades C-A* = Intermediate Level 2

18. The GCSE Psychology Course Module 1: Approaches in Psychology 1 Biological psychology: sex and gender Cognitive psychology: memory, Developmental psychology: attachment Social psychology: obedience Individual differences: atypical behaviour (phobias e,t,c) (1hr 15mins exam)

19. The GCSE Psychology Course Module 2: Approaches in Psychology 2 Biological psychology: criminal behaviour (criminal personality, measures of crime) Cognitive psychology: perception Developmental psychology: cognitive development Social psychology: Non-verbal communication Individual differences: The self (free will, counselling) (1hr 15mins exam)

20. The GCSE Psychology Course Module 3: Research in Psychology Discover, learn about and experience, first hand, the research process: Planning research Doing research Analysing research Planning an investigation Assessed by a 1 hour Written examination (20%)

21. Who will enjoy this subject? If you enjoy planning and doing science investigations If you are curious about what makes people tick If you are interested in why we behave as we do you will enjoy this course.

22. How can I use it? You will learn skills that would be beneficial to a wide range of careers e.g.. Education Child Care The Police Force The Health Service Social Work, Sport the list is endless!